Self-Employment Assistance

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What is Self-Employment Assistance and how can it help me?

Self-Employment Assistance is a government initiative that helps budding entrepreneurs, who meet the program eligibility, get their business idea off the ground.

When you apply through Sarina Russo Entrepreneurs, we help you with the application process, and provide access to ongoing training, support and mentoring as you establish your business.

We provide a range of Small Business Assistance services designed to help you start your entrepreneurial journey and will work with you to select the services that are most suited to your needs.

Small Business Training with Sarina Russo Entrepreneurs

We believe that self-employment and entrepreneurship are truly empowering. Our goal is to help you achieve your true potential while creating lasting employment for yourself and others.

As one of the largest Workforce Australia providers, we’ve helped 16,000+ business owners get with their start up or develop their existing business and would love to help you too.

When you enrol in small business training you will receive:

A Business Development Diary to help you clarify your business ideas and objectives before and during your journey.
Relevant business training delivered over 3 weeks.
Help to develop your business plan and two-year financial forecast.
Access to our expert business coaches
Access to our Masterclass sessions to further develop your business skills
The option to enrol in one or more of the following nationally recognised Skillsets and Qualifications with Sarina Russo Institute (SRI) at no cost
- Micro Business (Skillset)
- New Business Ventures (Skillset)
- Small Business Management (Skillset)
- Certificate IV in Entrepreneurship and New Business (Qualification)

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Before completing a Self-Employment Assistance application, you’ll need to check the eligibility conditions below to see if you, or your business, can apply for the program.

Individuals who apply for Self-Employment Assistance must:

be available to participate in training and work the required hours in the proposed business
be eligible to work in Australia
not be an overseas visitor on a working holiday visa or an overseas student studying in Australia
not be an undischarged bankrupt
not have participated in Self-Employment Assistance in the past year
be at least 15 years of age (noting that a person must be 18 years of age to access Small Business Coaching)

The business you want to establish with Self-Employment Assistance must:

not currently be operating on a commercial basis (if applying as a new business)
be independent, be capable of withstanding public scrutiny, and be lawful
be assessed as commercially viable
be able to obtain insurance
controlled, managed and physically located in Australia

If you’re applying as an existing business, you must to demonstrate that you require assistance to remain viable.